>I usually stay out of these, but:
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>I met Mike in 2012. He is a fine fellow, personable and hard-working.
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>Mike, do what you need to do- and when you feel yourself wavering, imagine Marcia's steely finger pointing at you as she chants "excuses, excuses, always excuses." She is of course correct- there are a million reasons to put it off until tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes.

Thank you, John. I am through making excuses. They talk about hitting bottom. I think this is my bottom, so I going to do something. I actually know people in AA whose bottom was a lot lower than this so I can be grateful that the worst I have done is act like a complete jerk when drinking. Not that there is anything good about that but I haven't gone to prison, nearly killed people while driving drunk (I don't do that), or the like.

I didn't log on to keep the conversation going, only to write down the contact info Tracy gave me. There is also a place in Waukegan that has been recommended to me by some group members who have been there. I am going to go in somewhere as soon as I can get admitted.